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foreign students in germany Foreign students at German higher education institutions fall into two distinct groups: Bildungsinlaender and Bildungsauslaender. Bildungsinlaender are students of other nationalities who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification in Germany, while Bildungsauslaender are students of other nationalities who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification outside Germany. Bildungsinlaender have usually lived in Germany for a long period and attended a German school before going to university here, whereas Bildungsauslaender usually come to Germany primarily in order to study here. The central data basis on foreign students in Germany is the Federal Statistical Office s statistics on students and examinations. These data are collected by higher education institutions in accordance with statutory provisions, examined by the statistical offices of the federal states and passed on to the Federal Statistical Office.

1 Foreign students, Bildungsauslaender and Bildungsinlaender, since 2009 2 German and foreign students by type of higher education institution (HEI) in 2017, number and in % of all students at German HEI 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 Foreign students 358,895 Bildungsauslaender 265,484 Bildungsinlaender 93,411 0 2009 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2017 Academic year All higher education institutions (HEIs) Universities Universities of applied sciences (UAS) Students Number in % Number in % Number in % German students 2,448,115 87.2 1,560,073 86.1 888,042 89.2 Foreign students 358,895 12.8 251,007 13.9 107,888 10.8 Bildungsauslaender 265,484 9.5 197,516 10.9 67,968 6.8 Bildungsinlaender 93,411 3.3 53,491 3.0 39,920 4.0 3 Bildungsauslaender by type of mobility, since 2005, number and in % of all Bildungsauslaender at German higher education institutions 2005 2010 2015 2017 235,858 265,484 186,656 181,249 170,208 91.2% 16,448 8.8% 161,136 88.9% 20,113 11.1% 207,804 88.1% 28,054 11.9% Studying for a degree in Germany: Yes No X Total 238,350 89.8% 27,134 10.2% Fig. 1 3 Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; DZHW calculation Deviations from 100 % are due to rounding. The academic year is taken as the basis for determining the number of students. Using this method, students of the winter semester 2016/17 are defined as students of the academic year 2017. foreign students in germany

bildungsauslaender in germany 4 Bildungsauslaender, in 2017, by region of origin, number and in % of all Bildungsauslaender at German higher education institutions 5 Bildungsauslaender from the top 20 countries of origin, in 2017, number and in % of all Bildungsauslaender at German higher education institutions North America 6,853 2.6% Latin Amerika 15,023 5.7% Western Europe 53,303 20.1% Eastern Europe and Central Asia 26,397 9.9% Sub-Saharan Africa 14,298 5.4% Central and South-Eastern Europe 34,092 12.8% North Africa and Middle East 38,013 14.3% Total number of Bildungsauslaender at German higher education institutions 265,484 (including 257 students who could not be classified by region) Asia and Pacific 77,248 29.1% Country of origin Number in % China 34,997 13.2 India 15,308 5.8 Russia 11,295 4.3 Austria 10,575 4.0 Italy 8,550 3.2 Cameroon 7,425 2.8 France 7,335 2.8 Iran 7,123 2.7 Ukraine 7,000 2.6 Turkey 6,953 2.6 Bulgaria 6,823 2.6 Spain 6,220 2.3 USA 5,839 2.2 South Korea 5,575 2.1 Poland 5,339 2.0 Syria 5,090 1.9 Morocco 5,034 1.9 Indonesia 4,669 1.8 Tunesia 4,489 1.7 Pakistan 4,409 1.7 Total 265,484 100.0

6 Bildungsauslaender, in 2017, by type of degree and type of higher education institution, number and in % of all Bildungsauslaender at German higher education institutions Total Universities UAS Number in % Number in % Number in % Bachelor s degree 96,877 36.5 55,013 27.9 41,864 61.6 Master s degree 94,770 35.7 74,798 37.9 19,972 29.4 PhD 26,223 9.9 26,203 13.3 20 0.0 Other degrees 20,480 7.7 18,879 9.6 1,601 2.4 Not studying for a degree 27,134 10.2 22,627 11.5 4,507 6.6 Total 265,484 100.0 197,520 100.0 67,964 100.0 7 Bildungsauslaender, in 2017, by subject group 1 and type of higher education institution, number and in % of all Bildungsauslaender at German higher education institutions Fig. 4 7 Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Deviations from 100% are due to rounding. The academic year is taken as the basis for determining the number of students. Using this method, students of the winter semester 2016/17 are defined as students of the academic year 2017. 1 The presentation of the subject groups follows the new typology of subject groups of the Federal Statistical Office. Therfore, the subject Informatics now belongs to the subject group Engineering and the subjects Educational Sciences and Psychology to the subject group Law, Economics and Social Sciences. Total Universities UAS Number in % Number in % Number in % Engineering 98,274 37.0 63,540 32.2 34,734 51.1 Law, Economics and Social Sciences 69,123 26.0 43,700 22.1 25,423 37.4 Humanities 32,824 12.4 32,000 16.2 824 1.2 Mathematics, Natural Sciences 27,898 10.5 25,951 13.1 1,947 2.9 Medicine, Health Sciences 14,426 5.4 13,257 6.7 1,169 1.7 Art, Art History 14,360 5.4 12,068 6.1 2,292 3.4 Agricult., Forestry a. Food Sciences, Vet. Medicine 6,034 2.3 4,761 2.4 1,273 1.9 Other 2,545 1.0 2,239 1.1 306 0.5 Total 265,484 100.0 197,516 100.0 67,968 100.0 foreign students in germany

Bildungsauslaender In The Federal States 8 Bildungsauslaender, in 2012 and 2017, by federal state, number and in % of all students in the relevant state 9 Incoming Erasmus students, in 2016, by federal state, number and in % of all students in the relevant state 2012 2017 Federal state Number in % Number in % Changes in the numbers 2012 2017 in % Berlin 20,291 13.2 27,733 15.4 36.7 Saxony 10,358 9.3 15,283 13.7 47.5 Brandenburg 4,952 9.6 6,433 13.1 29.9 Thuringia 3,652 6.8 5,882 11.6 61.1 Saarland 3,197 11.9 3,603 11.6 12.7 Bremen 3,668 11.0 4,115 11.3 12.2 Saxony-Anhalt 4,592 8.2 6,095 11.2 32.7 Baden-Wuerttemberg 27,384 8.9 37,742 10.4 37.8 Bavaria 22,052 6.9 34,553 9.1 56.7 Hesse 17,598 8.4 22,483 9.0 27.8 Hamburg 6,403 7.5 8,639 8.5 34.9 North Rhine-Westphalia 43,819 7.3 61,154 7.9 39.6 Lower Saxony 11,627 7.2 16,036 7.8 37.9 Rhineland-Palatinate 8,335 7.1 9,253 7.6 11.0 Mecklenb.-W. Pomerania 1,946 4.8 2,678 7.0 37.6 Schleswig-Holstein 2,979 5.5 3,802 6.3 27.6 Total 192,853 8.1 265,484 9.5 37.7 Federal state Number in % Berlin 2,712 1.5 Bremen 492 1.4 Brandenburg 629 1.3 Saxony 1,330 1.2 Baden-Wuerttemberg 4,144 1.2 Bavaria 4,170 1.1 Saarland 313 1.0 Thuringia 445 0.9 Rhineland-Palatinate 1,011 0.8 Hamburg 766 0.8 Lower Saxony 1,210 0.6 Saxony-Anhalt 331 0.6 Mecklenb.-W. Pomerania 219 0.6 Hesse 1,355 0.6 North Rhine-Westphalia 3,955 0.5 Schleswig-Holstein 294 0.5 Total 23,376 0.8

Foreign First-Year Students And Graduates 10 German and foreign first-year students and graduates, in 2006, 2011 and 2016, number and in % of all first-year students or graduates at German higher education institutions 2006 2011 2016 First-year students Number in % Number in % Number in % German first-year students 281,409 81.6 430,629 83.0 391,396 76.8 Foreign first-year students 63,413 18.4 88,119 17.0 118,364 23.2 Bildungsauslaender 53,554 15.5 72,886 14.1 101,294 19.9 Bildungsinlaender 9,859 2.9 15,233 2.9 17,070 3.3 Graduates Anzahl Anteil in % Anzahl Anteil in % Anzahl Anteil in % German graduates 239,713 90.2 353,839 90.2 442,566 90.0 Foreign graduates 25,991 9.8 38,332 9.8 49,112 10.0 Bildungsauslaender 20,397 7.7 30,386 7.7 38,593 7.8 Bildungsinlaender 5,594 2.1 7,946 2.0 10,519 2.1 Fig. 8 Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; DZHW calculation 2012 = WS 2011/12; 2017 = WS 2016/17. Fig. 9 Source: DAAD An academic year in the Erasmus+ statistics begins on June 1st of the prior year and ends on May 31st of the following year. 2016 = 6/1/2015 until 5/31/2017. Excluding placements. The proportions of all students relate to the winter semester 2015/16. Fig. 10 Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany First-year students: The sum of the number of first-year students in a summer semester and the following winter semester is the number for the year. 2016 = first-year students SS 2016 + WS 2016/17. Graduates: An examination year includes the graduates of a winter semester and the following summer semester. 2016 = graduates WS 2015/16 + SS 2016. foreign students in germany

german students abroad On the topic of international mobility of German students or graduates, a distinction is made between temporary study-related visits abroad as part of a domestic study programme (temporary studyrelated visits abroad) and study-related visits abroad with the aim of taking a degree abroad (degree-related international mobility). The findings on degree-related international mobility were collected by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany in statistical offices abroad. However, these statistics do not only include German students aiming to obtain a degree abroad, because in some cases, unknown numbers of Erasmus students and other students on temporary study-related visits abroad are included in the data. Since there are no official statistics regarding the total number of temporary study-related visits abroad by German students, this can currently only be estimated on the basis of student and graduate surveys. The differences in the proportions of international mobility between the various surveys are the result of different survey periods, sampling and methodologies. However, official data is available relating to the subsection of temporary study or placement visits abroad as part of the EU s Erasmus programme. These Erasmus visits represent about one third of all temporary study-related visits abroad made by German students.

Degree-related International Mobility 11 German students abroad, since 1991, extrapolation 12 Major host countries of German students abroad, in 2015, number and in % of all German students abroad German students abroad 175,000 150,000 125,000 100,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 0 20 34,000 German students abroad for every 1,000 domestic students 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 A number of countries have changed their recording of mobile students from abroad. In Austria, for example, they now collect data on international students (non-resident students) instead of foreign students (non-citizen students) as they did before. This contributes significantly to the reduction of the number of German students abroad since 2013. 64 136,200 63 139,200 58 58 57 135,100 137,000 137,700 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Fig. 11, 12 Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; country-specific reference periods 0 Number in % Austria 27,563 20.2 Netherlands 21,530 15.8 United Kingdom 15,410 11.3 Switzerland 14,647 10.7 USA 10,145 7.4 China 7,536 5.5 France 6,406 4.7 Sweden 4,422 3.2 Denmark 3,316 2.4 Hungary 3,106 2.3 Spain 2,497 1.8 Canada 1,809 1.3 Italy 1,507 1.1 Portugal 1,422 1.0 Norway 1,306 1.0 Australia 1,147 0.8 Poland 1,090 0.8 New Zealand 983 0.7 Belgium (fläm.) 930 0.7 Romania 898 0.7 Total 136,367 100 german students abroad

TEMPORARY STUDY-RELATED VISITS ABROAD 13 German students in later semesters with study-related visits abroad, in 2015, by type of higher education institution and type of degree, in % of all students in later semesters 15 Major host countries of German students for study-related visits abroad, in 2017, in % 35 35 33 32 54 52 36 43 40 45 37 38 in % United Kingdom 12 in % Austria 3 USA 12 Switzerland 3 2015 2017 2015 2017 2015 2017 2015 2017 2015 2017 University UAS University UAS State examination Bachelor s degree Master s degree (University) 2015 2017 Total France 9 Spain 9 Italy 5 Netherlands 4 Poland 3 South Africa 3 Japan 3 Ireland 3 Finland 4 Canada 2 Sweden 4 Russia 2 14 German students with study-related visits abroad, since 2007, by major types of visit, in % of all internationally mobile German students China 4 Australia 3 Czech Rep. 2 Norway 2 % 60 50 40 30 20 14 Study tour 10 6 Summer school 0 5 Language course 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Academic year Multiple responses possible 58 Study abroad 34 Placement Fig. 13, 15 Source: DAAD/DZHW Mobility Survey 2017 Students in later semesters: bachelor: 5th 10th semester of higher education (s. o. h. e.), master: 3rd 6th specialised semester, state examination: 8th 12th s. o. h. e. Fig. 14 Source: DAAD/DZHW Mobility Survey 2007 2017

ERASMUS visits 16 Erasmus participants from Germany, since 1988, by type of higher education institution Total University University of applied sciences (UAS) 7,670 11,151 10,784 Fig. 16 18 Source: DAAD, Erasmus statistics Erasmus statistics until 2014: An academic year in the Erasmus statistics (until 2014) begins in the winter semester and ends in the summer semester of the following year. 2014 = WS 2013/14 + SS 2014. New Erasmus+ statistics since 2015: An academic year begins on June 1st of the prior year and ends on May 31st of the following year. 2016 = 6/1/2015 until 5/31/2017. 657 1988 3,906 12,633 15,715 22,427 21,184 28,568 29,306 90 95 00 05 10 15 16 18 Erasmus participants from Germany, in 2016, by major host countries Number Number 17 Average duration of visits abroad by Erasmus participants from Germany, since 2003, by type of visit Spain 6,490 France 5,881 United Kingdom 5,145 Austria 1,273 Poland 1,086 Portugal 977 Month 8 6.9 7 6 5 6.7 6.0 4.6 5.3 5.2 4.2 4.2 Study Placement visits Sweden 2,614 Italy 2,320 Turkey 2,231 Finland 1,807 Netherlands 1,574 Norway 1,535 Denmark 961 Belgium 884 Czech Rep. 780 Hungary 770 Greece 320 Estonia 307 4 2003 2005 2010 2015 2016 Academic year Ireland 1,408 Latvia 241 german students abroad

International Mobility of Students Wissenschaft weltoffen uses UNESCO data on international students for its presentation of international student mobility and Germany s position as a host country in international comparison. However, it must be observed that these figures usually differ from the equivalent data in the national statistics, because in some cases, different groups are defined as students. The UNES- CO, for example, categorises all persons as students who are assigned to levels 5 to 8 (ISCED 2011) according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). In addition to studying at bachelor s and master s level (ISCED level 6 and 7), this also includes doctoral students (ISCED level 8) and so-called short tertiary education programmes (ISCED level 5), which are not counted as higher education in Germany and therefore are not part of the higher education statistics. As far as possible, UNESCO actually reports data on international students in all countries. The term international students refers to students who have moved from their country of origin with the purpose of studying, according to the criterion of country of prior education or the criterion of prior/usual residence ( non-resident students ). In relation to Germany, this definition covers the group of all Bildungsauslaender. These data are not available for all countries, e.g. Italy, Russia, South Korea or Turkey. Their figures relate to students who are not citizens of the host country ( non-citizen students ).

19 International students by host region and region of origin, in 2015, in % By host region By region of origin Fig. 19, 20 Source: UNESCO; country-specific reference periods 19 13 3 8 Total 4.6 MM. 32 40 Total 4.6 MM. 7 10 Western Europe Central and South-Eastern Europe Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2 23 7 6 8 13 6 3 North America Latin America North Africa and Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa Asia and Pacific 20 International students worldwide, since 1998 1.9 MM. 2.2 MM. 2.7 MM. 3.1 MM. 3.7 MM. 4.0 MM. 4.3 MM. 4.6 MM. 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2014 2015 International Mobility of Students

21 Major international student mobility flows, in 2015 1,2 43,877 3 101,301 3 Canada 6 28,454 USA 17,973 Nigeria 15,583 19,604 Russia 24,880 8 United Kingdom 7 Germany 5 Belarus 49,252 Netherlands Belgium Czech Rep. Kazakhstan France 7 Austria Slovakia 15,662 25,223 32,366 Turkmenistan 3,5 16,558 Morocco Algeria 30,259 4 Saudi- 53,637 Arabia India 112,714 Malaysia South Korea 85,226 4 34,671 3 14,958 China Vietnam Japan 7 106,756 3 15,009 3 Mobility flow to Europe North America Asia Australia/Oceania 300,138 3 36,892 Australia Mobility flows in Europe Germany Austria 27.150 Germany Netherlands 23.579 France Belgium 18.115 Slovakia Czech Republic 22.922 19,336 63,952 15,075 15,087 New Zealand

22 International students, in 2015, by key host country and key country of origin, number and in % of all international students studying worldwide Host country Number in % USA 907,251 19.7 United Kingdom 428,724 9.3 Australia 294,438 6.4 Germany 9 235,858 5.1 France 7 235,123 5.1 Russia 7 213,347 4.6 China 3 167,295 3.6 Canada 6 151,244 3.3 Japan 132,685 2.9 Italy 90,419 2.0 Other countries 1,753,012 38.0 Host country Number in % China 3 837,849 20.5 India 253,926 6.2 Germany 137,700 3.4 South Korea 108,033 2.6 Saudi-Arabia 86,471 2.1 France 80,714 2.0 Kazakhstan 77,954 1.9 Nigeria 75,539 1.9 USA 67,670 1.7 Malaysia 64,482 1.6 Other countries 2,308,832 56.1 23 Mobility balances in major host countries and countries of origin, in 2015, number and in % of all incoming and outgoing students Outgoing Internationally mobile students Incoming Country Number in % Number Vietnam 63,702 96 4 2,874 India 253,926 86 14 41,993 China 3 837,849 83 17 167,295 South Korea 108,033 67 33 54,540 Germany 9 137,700 37 63 235,858 France 7 80,714 25 75 235,123 South Africa 7 7,451 15 85 42,594 United Kingdom 31,075 7 93 428,724 USA 67,670 7 93 907,251 Australia 12,027 4 96 294,438 Fig. 21 23 Source: UNESCO, country-specific reference periods 1 It should be noted that China and Singapore could not be included as host countries because no data on international students countries of origin was available here. 2 Only host countries with at least around 15,000 incoming students from one country of origin. 3 Incl. Hongkong and Macao. 4 Unclear whether Hongkong and Macao are included. 5 Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany, student statistics incl. doctoral students, WS 2015/16. 6 Academic year 2013. 7 Academic year 2014. 8 Academic year 2014 in order to guarantee data comparability. 9 Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany, student statistics incl. doctoral students. International Mobility of Students

Mobility Of Academics And Researchers The mobility of academics and researchers in Germany includes both the foreign academics in Germany and German academics abroad. In relation to foreign academics in Germany, a distinction is made between foreign staff at German higher education institutions and at non-university research institutes, using data collected by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany as part of their higher education statistics, and funded visits by foreign researchers, using data collected from the relevant funding organisations by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Centre for Research on Higher Education and Science Studies (DZHW) in the scope of Wissenschaft weltoffen. Funded visits by German academics and researchers abroad are also included in the data. The DAAD and DZHW surveys only cover visits which were funded by the organisations surveyed. Visits which were supported by funds from other German and international sources are not included. The data presented here therefore include a large proportion of, but not all, funded visits by German and foreign academics and researchers.

Foreign Staff At German Higher Education Institutions 24 Foreign academic staff at German higher education institutions, in 2016, by regions of origin and key countries of origin, total number and in % By region of origin Total number of foreign staff Professors 2 9 Total number of foreign staff (45,858) 16 5 6 8 5 14 36 9 10 Professors (3,184) 0.4 0.1 6 2 2 4 in % in % 67 Western Europe Central and South-Eastern Europe Eastern Europe and Central Asia North America Latin America North Africa and Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa Asia and Pacific No classification by region Country of origin Number Italy 3,185 China 2,615 Austria 2,481 India 2,257 USA 2,187 Russia 2,090 Spain 2,010 France 1,765 United Kingdom 1,604 Iran 1,507 Country of origin Number Austria 621 Switzerland 299 USA 263 Italy 251 Netherlands 233 United Kingdom 184 France 137 Spain 107 Russia 83 Greece 74 25 Foreign academic staff at German higher education institutions, in 2010, 2013 and 2016, by staff group, number and in % of the total academic staff 2010 2013 2016 Number in % Number in % Number in % German academic staff total 291,936 90.0 331,373 89.6 340,894 88.1 Foreign academic staff total 1 32,431 10.0 38,474 10.4 45,858 11.9 Professors 2,484 0.8 2,891 0.8 3,184 0.8 Other academic staff 29,947 9.2 35,583 9.6 42,674 11.0 Fig. 24 25: Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Total number of academic staff, including artistic staff at colleges of art and music as well as professors. The year specified is the calendar year. Deviations from 100 % are due to rounding. 1 Including staff that is stateless, as well as with unexplained and unknown nationality. Academics And Researchers

Foreign Staff at Non-University Research Institutes 26 Foreign academic staff at the four largest German non-university research institutions, since 2008 28 Proportion of foreign academic staff at the four largest German non-university research institutions, since 2008, in % 9,450 of the total academic staff 9,010 859 972 1,572 6,805 1,435 % 40 5,619 1,130 39 % MPG 964 831 1,511 2,313 973 1,864 2,435 2,838 4,168 2,586 4,433 2008 2010 2013 2015 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FhG) Leibniz-Association (WGL) Max-Planck-Society (MPG) Helmholtz-Association (HGF) 30 20 10 25 % HGF 24 % Total 24 % WGL 10 % FhG 27 Foreign academic staff at the four largest German non-university research institutions, in 2015, by region of origin, in % 1 0 2008 10 13 15 Academic year Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Helmholtz-Association Leibniz-Association Max-Planck-Society 21 3 2 3 2 48 49 25 44 23 24 49 Fig. 26 28 Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; DZHW calculation 4 8 4 5 4 4 5 8 15 16 17 13 EU 27 (exc.germany) Rest of Europe North America Latin America Asia Africa Comparability of the reporting period 2014 with previous reporting periods is reduced due to a change in the data collection. Deviations from 100 % are due to rounding 1 Different regional classification as predefined by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.

Funded Mobility of Academics and Researchers (German and Foreign Academics) 29 Funded visits of German academics abroad and foreign academics in Germany, in 2015, by host region and region of origin German academics abroad, in % 17 23 4 3,052 1,930 North America Central and South-Eastern Europe 1,703 4,665 1,172 4,500 Eastern Europe 3,331 6,218 and Central Asia Western Europe 7 7 Total 14,359 21 8 12 1,030 4,371 North Africa and Middle East Foreign academics in Germany, in % 18 18 1,064 3,638 Latin America 627 3,181 Sub-Saharan Africa 2,380 6,366 Asia and Pacific 9 Total 34,869 13 German academics abroad 13 10 6 13 Foreign academics in Germany The 29 German and 1.353 foreign academics whose host regions or regions of origin are not known have not been taken into account. Fig. 29 Source: Numbers of the funding organisations; DZHW calculation Western Europe Central and South- Eastern Europe Eastern Europe and Central Asia North America Latin America North Africa and Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa Asia and Pacific Academics And Researchers

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